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President's Comment / BY: Trina Larsen Soles, MD May 2018
... was supported by the Rural and Remote Division of Family Practice and the Rural Coordinating Centre of BC, both of ...
Shared Care Committee / BY: Nancy Falconer, September 2018
... providers getting to know each other, clarifying scopes of practice and roles, dispelling myths and misperceptions, and ... group prenatal care that brings midwifery and family practice patients together for medical care, education, and ... Maternity Network —Lee Yeates, RM, MHM Collaborative Practice Consultant, Maternity Network Shared Care Committee ...
President's Comment / BY: Trina Larsen Soles, MD April 2018
... the impact of artificial intelligence on certain areas of practice. If computers can do a better job of interpreting ... same procedures? This made me consider my job in general practice, where the undifferentiated patient with a list of ... art, based on science” and stated, “The art of the practice of medicine is to be learned only by experience; ...
President's Comment / BY: Eric Cadesky, MDCM, CCFP, FCFP December 2018
... clinics over the first few months before settling into the practice that has been my home for the past 13 years. Home . ... all lost relationships due to the rigors of training and practice. I can recall rotations as a learner and then remote ... in case of catastrophe. Our work with Divisions of Family Practice, medical staff associations, facility engagement, ...
Beyond Medicine, Interviews July/August 2018
... and skills that I wanted to keep as part of my future practice. I loved Montreal and learned French while I was ... in the last year: through our participation in the General Practice Services Committee, Doctors of BC is influential in ... views of all members, no matter their location, type of practice, stage of practice, or demographics. We are diverse ...
President's Comment / BY: Trina Larsen Soles, MD January/February 2018
... to tackle this challenge, and networks and communities of practice are one of the innovative solutions. One such ... experiences (ACEs) and introducing trauma informed–practice and policy, more recently in collaboration with ... through a member’s forum that allows for discussion and practice support. A variety of online clinical practice tools ...
Beyond Medicine / BY: Gabrielle Lynch-Staunton, BFA, BEd December 2018
... his strategic orientation did not go unnoticed. Medical practice Haughton chose emergency medicine deliberately. Few ... taking calls a few nights a week and managing a busy practice. He gradually discovered he enjoyed working night ... BC Children’s Hospital emergency department. Artistic practice The top floor of Haughton’s New Westminster home ...
President's Comment / BY: Trina Larsen Soles, MD March 2018
... 30% of my classmates were women. My first rural practice elective after my second year of medical school was ... new lady doctor” in town! And again, when I began practice I was the only woman in my clinic. I can still ... valued my contribution because I was the only woman in the practice.   Medicine has come a long way since then. It’s ...
Beyond Medicine / BY: David Unger, MD December 2018
... “Safe prescribing of opioids and sedatives” practice standard,[ 1 ] published this year, strives to ... were removed and it is now a standard only. (Best practice musts and must nots .) Language was strengthened to ...
President's Comment / BY: Trina Larsen Soles, MD July/August 2017
... as a physician, is the speed at which knowledge and practice change. Much of what I learned in medical school is now considered outdated, and clinical practice is continually evolving. As we learn more, keeping ... should be a part of the patient histories I take in my practice—that sharing these experiences is the first step ...